Police commission will not probe death of Hove pensioner

The death of an 88-year-old woman will not be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

An IPCC spokeswoman confirmed it is referring the death of Evelyn Stevens back to Sussex Police after investigators found “no evidence of a causational link between police actions and the woman’s death”.

She added it is standard procedure for an incident to be referred to the IPCC when police are in contact with a victim shortly before a death.